The events in this chapter coincide with the episode "Shattered Sight", from Season Four of the ABC television show "Once Upon A Time". Boo came from the animated film "Monsters Inc." and, according to the fan theory, "Brave" as the elderly woman.

Chapter Eight:

Spell of Shattered Sight

Arendelle – The Past

Reaching the forest of Arendelle, seventeen-year-old Frodo searched for the White Rabbit. Frodo knew rabbits were shy creatures; so, maybe what he needed to do was coax the rabbit to come out. But how would he be able to coax a white rabbit in a waistcoat?

"Rabbit, are you there? Rabbit!" Frodo called, hoping the White Rabbit would answer.

"I do hope you don't mean the Winnie-the-Pooh rabbit. He was elusive," the White Rabbit came out from behind a tree.

"The who?" Frodo asked in confusion.

"Oh, that's right. You wouldn't know that Rabbit." The White Rabbit changed the subject, "Anyway, would you like to go home now."

"Actually, I was hoping you could take me to the witch Boo's house," Frodo told him.

"Wouldn't it be better to summon the rock trolls?" the White Rabbit said, doing his best to coax the hobbit teen out of his reprimand.

"No, you can take me to Boo's house," Frodo told him, serious.

"Oh, all right. But I must warn you, she will not be pleased at this hour," said the White Rabbit, opening a portal with his device. "There. Off you go."

Not needing to be told twice, Frodo leapt through the portal. Behind him came the White Rabbit, who knew the way. Leaving the portal, Frodo found he was at the rock troll valley. Frodo looked around him; sure he was in the wrong place. The White Rabbit appeared from the portal seconds later, much to Frodo's bemusement.

"You told me we'd find Boo's house. Where is it?" Frodo demanded, softly.

"Over there," the White Rabbit pointed out a cottage under a tree. "Well, should you need me, just holler." He hopped away, minding his own business. Frodo shook his head at him, wondering if the rabbit noticed.

"All right. Might as well make myself known," Frodo said to himself, approaching the lone house in the valley.

Storybrooke, Maine – The Present

Night fell over Storybrooke. The effects of the spell of Shattered Sight came across town. The Fellowship of the Ring, once allied with each other, were now at war with each other. With Frodo/Asher still in the Sherriff's station, and Sam/Curtis locked away by himself in his house, the rest of the Fellowship started going after each other.

"Merry, don't argue with me! I'm a decent hobbit!" Pippin/Edric attacked Merry/Donovan with words.

"Oh yeah. You're a troublemaker who doesn't stop looking," Merry/Donovan fought back.

"The Elf's not going to take the Dwarf tonight!" Gimli/Orville cried, running away from Legolas/Phillip, who had bow in hand.

Inside the Sherriff's station Frodo/Asher, the moment the spell hit him, had an overwhelming sensation of confusion strike his thoughts. Then everything became clear, as if the truth was finally opening up. While his mind convinced him to tell the whole truth, there was a small fraction of himself that knew this wasn't who he was. And yet he acted on the bigger portion that was now unleashed, simply because he hardly had any control anymore.

And yet, this seemed like the right path at the time. Gazing at Elsa, Frodo/Asher had a growing feeling of nagging and anger boiling inside him. Feeling his confidence building up, Frodo/Asher recalled to her everything he felt inside, which was nothing but sadness and anger:

"You know, I can see clearly now, Elsa." Frodo/Asher struck her hard, realizing this was right in his eyes, "You're one everyone fears, everyone loathes and in all the time I've known you, it finally becomes clear to me just what you did to me."

"This isn't like you, Frodo. This isn't you," Elsa did her best to reason with him, but it was no use.

"You pushed me away," Frodo/Asher raised his voice by an octave. "You tell me it's not banishment, when really it was. You broke our friendship, sent me to who knows where. You know, I could have come to you for advice, but you won't hear it. You're selfish!"

"I know you don't mean that. You're under the spell," Elsa knew there was little hope for Frodo/Asher at this point. The spell had him.

"And you," Frodo/Asher turned to Emma now, frustration inside him, "It's not as if we did anything worthwhile. Sure, Frodo does this, Frodo does that. You thought I was a fairytale character. You've got me all wrong. You hadn't read the books. What's wrong with you?" He chuckled. "As if we've ever truly did anything. Your mind's always focused on your son. When was the last time you brought your parents into your life?"

"Come on, Elsa," Emma led Elsa into the Sherriff's office. Even Emma had to admit Frodo/Asher was not behaving like himself. He never admitted anything like that, and she was sure, as Elsa did that Frodo/Asher didn't mean a word of it.

However, Frodo/Asher could hardly know what else to do without attacking someone. Unable to do anything except find a way to break the spell by stopping the Snow Queen, Emma and Elsa left Anna to watch over Neal, Emma's little brother. Frodo/Asher tried to yank his wrist free of the cuff, but it was secured to the desk. Was everything falling out of whack for him?

Arendelle – The Past

Seventeen-year-old Frodo knocked on the door to the cottage. He only had to wait a moment before the door opened, revealing an elderly woman wearing long robes. The woman appeared to be a kindly sort, but Frodo had to be careful.

"Are you Boo? Is your name Boo?" Frodo asked, doing his best to be clear and precise.

"I am she," said the elderly woman.

"I'm Frodo Baggins and…"

"Oh, Frodo!" Boo remembered him. Cheery, Boo told him, "I remember your father when he brought your mother here. Where are your parents?"

"They drowned in a boating accident, when I was twelve," Frodo replied, a bit sad.

"Oh no," Boo opened the door for him. "Well do come in. We can talk more about them."

When Frodo first stepped inside the cottage, the first thing he saw was the wood carvings of bears. It seemed unusual to have a cottage stock filled with bears, and yet that's what he saw. Frodo began to wonder whether this woman was a collector of bears or had a strong obsession for them.

"Now then," Boo led Frodo over to a table, where they sat down across from each other, "tell me more about your parents. Or better yet, what's your business here in Arendelle?"

"I came to find out what happened to them here. Why did they come to you?" Frodo asked her, keen on getting an answer.

"Well," Boo explained, "the truth is I came to them first, demanding three hairs from the rock trolls. The reason for this was so that your mother could be pregnant with you. Your mother succeeded in bringing me three hairs from Grand Pabbie's head. Then I made her a potion and allowed her to drink it. And we both know what happened next."

"And that's it? That's everything?" asked Frodo, concerned there might be more information.

"That's the whole story," Boo gave him a wide smile, making Frodo feel the slightest bit disgusted.

"Well, thank you. I should be going," Frodo stood up and headed towards the front door. But not before asking Boo, "Do you live here? Or is this your summer cottage?"

"Oh lad, I have many cottages. But my homeland would be Camelot," addressed Boo. She showed Frodo the door, "Well, it was nice chatting with you. I hope we meet again." She cackled as she closed the front door on Frodo, leaving him outside.

"Well, that was embarrassing," Frodo told himself. He jumped back in fright, when the White Rabbit came up to him, asking him bluntly:

"Find what you were looking for?"

"You scared me," Frodo admitted, putting a hand on his chest to check his heartbeat.

"Indeed." The White Rabbit pulled out his device, "Shall we go back to Buckland?"

"Yes please," Frodo murmured aloud.

"Right," the White Rabbit opened the portal and hopped inside. He didn't wait for Frodo, who leapt into the portal soon afterwards. The portal closed up behind them, as if the two were never in Arendelle.

Storybrooke, Maine – The Present

Well, the rest of the Fellowship found each other, all except Sam/Curtis and Frodo/Asher. It was a full out war between them, ranging from a mixture of emotions. Merry/Donovan spent his time chasing Pippin/Edric down, who only ran harder away from the ungrateful hobbit. It wasn't an easy flight, which ended up with Merry/Donovan fighting Pippin/Edric for supremacy over the bakery.

Gimli/Orville had a brawl with Legolas/Phillip in the downtown area of Storybrooke. This brawl led to the two dropping their weapons for a brief moment, then Gimli/Orville using the handle part of the axe to attempt to choke Legolas/Phillip, which ended up with Legolas/Phillip rolling Gimli/Orville over and attempting to do the same to him. Aragorn/Hadrian did find Gandalf/Michael inside the school. Gandalf/Michael used his magic a few times to knock Aragorn/Hadrian to the floor. Brandishing their swords, Aragorn/Hadrian fought Gandalf/Michael in a battle of wits. Each swordsman was fairly matched, but it was Gandalf/Michael who took advantage of the situation with his magic.

In all, the Fellowship was at their worst selves. There was hardly an outcome on whether any of them would survive the night. The only outcome that remained, which none of the Fellowship were either aware or had entirely forgotten, due to their own brawls, was stopping Ingrid, the Snow Queen.

x-x-x

After several attempts to get her own ribbon off, Emma had a brilliant idea of provoking Regina enough to break hers and Elsa's ribbons. Heading to Regina/Evil Queen's vault, Emma used her light magic to break the cave-in spell. After saying a few hateful words at Regina/Evil Queen, Emma braced Elsa's wrist with her hand as Regina/Evil Queen shot dark magic at them, causing the ribbons to evaporate. Emma and Elsa ran out of Regina/Evil Queen's vault, with Emma stopping Regina/Evil Queen with her magic just so she and Elsa could get a head start.

Arriving at the Sherriff's station, Regina/Evil Queen searched for Emma, but instead found a bigger prize: Snow White/Mary Margaret and David/Prince Charming. Frodo/Asher was surprised to see Regina back in her Evil Queen dress. The whole scene made Frodo/Asher ready to use a few good attack words on Regina/Evil Queen:

"Well, well Regina, I see you're living the glory days. Of course, where's that mirror you sent me? Oh wait, Sam threw it away, out the balcony. Hopefully it broke."

"I've heard enough from you, hobbit. Go back to your friends," Regina/Evil Queen cast a puff of purple smoke on Frodo/Asher, causing him to go directly where she sent him.

Coming out from the purple smoke, Frodo/Asher checked his wrist. It was free of the cuff. Relieved to be free, but still ready to find Elsa and give her a few good pieces of words from him, Frodo/Asher looked about the house he was in. However, Frodo/Asher was stunned and fueled with rage upon seeing his best friend and gardener, Samwise Gamgee/Curtis Greenhow. Sam/Curtis looked none surprised to see him.

"Well, well." Frodo/Asher grinned, sinisterly, "Look who it is: Samwise the Gardener. You're not a hero."

"And you're less of one, Mr. Frodo," Sam/Curtis fought back. "Why do I call you that, all the time? Mr. Frodo? Mr. Frodo? Mr. Frodo?! And always with me trying to save your skin every single time!"

"My skin?" Frodo/Asher was surprised, but still frustrated.

"Yes Mr. Frodo… eh, I hate saying formalities!" Sam/Curtis burst in fury, "My Gaffer had to tell me all these rules, everything I ever worked for and what credit do I get? You didn't make it easy. It was always 'Do Mr. Frodo's garden' or 'Don't talk above your status' or 'Don't infuriate Merry'." Sam/Curtis lowered his voice, but it was still hot with fury, "You three don't know the meaning of the word 'work'."

"And what about you, Sam? Always pestering me, going on about how I am feeling, or 'how's Mr. Frodo today?' Your life has to be more important than my own. Me being overshadowed by you and Gollum," Frodo/Asher told him, "You know what bothered me most about the quest: I never destroyed the Ring. It was Gollum's doing. So yeah, I did betray him, I left him with the Rangers of Ithilien. And how does he repay me? He betrays us both and sends us to Shelob. You know how many times I ended up attacked by everything, due to that one tiny Ring. You think your life is rough. What about mine?"

"It's always about you, isn't it Mr. Frodo? Always the same old thing," Sam/Curtis fought back harder, "Mr. Frodo gets to explore the Shire, Mr. Frodo is the greatest hobbit of all time, Mr. Frodo this, Mr. Frodo that. Mr. Frodo gets the girl that's a witch."

"Don't talk bad about Elsa!" Frodo/Asher, without thinking, lunged at Sam/Curtis.

The result of Frodo/Asher's attack against Sam/Curtis was knocking the bigger hobbit to the floor. Due to Frodo/Asher's efforts, Sam/Curtis quickly got to his feet and threw Frodo/Asher against the wall. Frodo/Asher recovered quickly, ready for another attack against his best friend.

Buckland, the Shire, Middle-earth – The Past

Leaving the portal, seventeen-year-old Frodo and the White Rabbit landed in front of Brandy Hall. Looking about him, Frodo felt a grand measure of relief to be home. The White Rabbit thanked him and, opening another portal, leapt inside, causing the portal to vanish in moments. Frodo, now alone, returned inside Brandy Hall, where in the parlor he was confronted by his cousin Saradoc.

"Well, did you find out everything you could?" asked Saradoc, taking a sip of his tea.

"I did," Frodo admitted, softly, "I found out what my parents were doing in Arendelle. The only part I didn't find out was how they got there."

"That I can answer." Saradoc told the lad, once Frodo sat down in front of the table, "They traveled to Arendelle by a White Rabbit, not the same one you took to get to Arendelle, but that's how they got there the first time."

"They told you this?" Frodo asked, curious.

"They did indeed," Saradoc said, nodding his approval. "See, the thing is, Frodo, your parents put their best interests in making sure they had you. Everyone who knows you cares about you. They wouldn't let you go, and neither would I."

"Am I to be punished?" Frodo asked, concerned.

Saradoc smiled at him. "I think you've had punishment enough getting back here." He ended their conversation there. "Now go on. Do what you will before dinner."

"Yes sir," Frodo walked down the hallway and into his bedroom.

Inside his bedroom, Frodo pulled out the envelope from his parents, the same one that told him to wait until he was ready. Having already learned what he wanted, Frodo grinned at the closed envelope, before stuffing it under his clothes in his drawer. Maybe some things were better left unread, or so the letter would be until the time came when he was in Storybrooke after the Second Curse. But for now, and unaware of this outcome, Frodo lay at rest in his bedroom. If only Elsa hadn't yelled at him the way she did, then their friendship would have grown.

Storybrooke, Maine – The Present

Frodo/Asher was pushed against the counter by Sam/Curtis. Feeling his body being forced against the wall, Frodo/Asher was forced to throw Sam/Curtis' home phone towards the floor. This reaction caused Sam/Curtis to stare at the phone in agony.

"That was brand new, Mr. Frodo," admitted Sam/Curtis, a little more himself.

"You said you got a phone weeks ago," Frodo/Asher commented.

"Yeah, well, my wife and I bought a new phone… recently," said Sam/Curtis, shrugging his shoulders.

"Yeah, and you can add that to your list of concerns, counselor," Frodo/Asher chided, snickering.

Frodo/Asher was forced to his feet by Sam/Curtis, who threw him on the dinner table next. Reacting, Frodo/Asher did the same to Sam/Curtis, knocking over a lamp in the process. With the way they were fighting, Frodo/Asher wondered how he and Sam/Curtis ever became friends in the first place.

x-x-x

Anna arrived in the Snow Queen's ice cave with a letter from Ingrid's sister, as well as Elsa and Anna's mother, Gerda. Anna read the letter to Ingrid, telling her how wrong Gerda had been and she didn't want to do the same thing to Elsa, that Elsa and Anna were family. Ingrid at first didn't believe Anna. Shortly after reading the letter to herself, Ingrid realized she had done the wrong thing by casting the curse of Shattered Sight over the town of Storybrooke. Finding no other options, Ingrid cast several shards of glass around her, which wrapped around her body, allowing her to sacrifice herself for everyone. Ingrid also gave back Emma and Elsa's memories, before she vanished in snowflakes. The snowflakes flew into the air, disappearing from the cave. The only remnant left behind was falling snow.

x-x-x

The second the snow fall spread across the town of Storybrooke, Frodo/Asher and Sam/Curtis immediately stopped fighting. Frodo/Asher now looked about the living room in complete disarray. What had he done? He knew the things he said to Elsa, Emma, Regina and Sam/Curtis weren't what he meant. By the look on Sam/Curtis' face, Frodo/Asher knew he was just as confused.

"What happened?" asked Sam/Curtis, confused.

"You hate formalities, Sam," Frodo/Asher nearly let out a chuckle.

"Mr. Frodo… well…" Sam/Curtis finally let out, "What did you do to my house?"

"What did we do?" Frodo/Asher asked, just as surprised but also finding the situation hilarious.

The second Frodo/Asher started laughing, Sam/Curtis joined in. Whatever the reason was for their fight, other than getting several things off their chest for no reason at all, Frodo/Asher knew he and Sam/Curtis would be friends for a long time. Deciding to leave the mess in Sam/Curtis' house alone, Frodo/Asher led his best friend outside, straight to the downtown area of Storybrooke. From there, the two reunited with the Fellowship and their other friends.

"Elsa," Frodo/Asher approached Elsa and Anna. He right away apologized for his actions, "Elsa, I'm sorry about the things I said."

"Don't be. You were cursed. You're forgiven," Elsa said, calmly.

"Good," Frodo/Asher stared at her, grateful. "So, what was that kiss again?"

"It was in the moment," Elsa replied, feeling a little awkward.

"Right," Frodo/Asher said to her, mildly unconvinced.

"I'm sorry I chased you, Gimli," Legolas/Phillip apologized to his Dwarf Man friend. "But you were carrying an axe."

"You tried to kill me with your bow," Gimli/Orville admitted, sharply.

Frodo/Asher shook his head. It seemed Legolas/Phillip and Gimli/Orville was at it again. Then again, he was happy the two reconciled. He was glad to have such friends in his life.

x-x-x

Hook returned to Gold/Rumplestiltskin's pawnshop, where he informed him that Henry, Gold/Rumplestiltskin's godson, got away. Gold/Rumplestiltskin knew Hook failed in his task of kidnapping Henry, but not before telling the pirate that the Snow Queen's plan also failed. However, Gold/Rumplestiltskin told Hook that his plan would not fail. Hook asked another deal from Gold/Rumplestiltskin: to leave Emma and the rest of the Storybrooke alone. Gold/Rumplestiltskin informed him that once he cleaved himself of the dagger, he would leave Storybrooke alone, as long as they didn't get in his way. But he couldn't make the same promise to the rest of the world. Gold/Rumplestiltskin walked out of his pawnshop with a sinister smile, as the town of Storybrooke continued to be covered in snow.

And that completes Frodo's flashback story for the Frozen Arc of this story. I know, this was a nightmare chapter but hey, I wanted to get into it. Also, I think Frodo and Sam really got into the argument, Sam especially. Until the next chapter. :)